http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/31867181/ns/sports-other_sports/ Ex-boxing champ Gatti found dead in Brazil SAO PAULO - Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday. Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered in his hotel room at the tourist resort, where Gatti had arrived on Friday with his Brazilian wife Amanda and 1-year-old son. Alves said police were investigating and it was unclear how the 37-year-old Canadian died. “It is still too early to say anything concrete, although it is all very strange,” Alves said. A spokeswoman for the state public safety department said Gatti’s wife and son were unhurt. The women declined to give a name in keeping with department policy. “There were no bullet or stab wounds on his body, but police did find blood stains on the floor,” she said. Gatti first captured the junior welterweight title in 1995, when he defeated Tracy Harris Patterson in Atlantic City, N.J. His brawling style and natural charisma made him a fan favorite, and he became one of New Jersey’s adopted sons while fighting some of his most memorable battles on the Boardwalk. “His entire boxing career he fought with us, we’ve known him since he was 17,” Kathy Duva of promoter Main Events told The Associated Press. “It’s just an unspeakable tragedy. I can’t even find words. It’s a horror.” Brazilian boxer and four-time world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas told the G1 Web site of Brazil’s largest television network Globo that he was a close friend of Gatti and his wife, and that he “knew they were having some sort of problem and were about to separate, but I didn’t know they were in Brazil.” Francisco Assis, a local police investigator, told G1 that Gatti could have died up to eight hours before his body was found early Saturday.
he was one of my favorites, really entertaining. first arguello and now gatti... we're losing some greats.
I thought both fighters were going to die after this: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SaFsYSd-UNU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SaFsYSd-UNU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
Doesn't look like women are taking any of our crap anymore. If you get out of line they'll murder your ass. RIP
What you don't know is that both of Gatti's hands were broken. He had a problem with that in his career. The longer a fight went for him, the more risk he took. All three of the Gatti/Ward wars (these weren't "fights") were, by far, the three best matches I have ever seen. Ward had to retire after the trilogy. He went in to Gatti's corner for the rest of his career. I watched every Arturo Gatti fight and it was always a great fight (except the one against Mayweather. He was not properly prepared for that one). To me, the 3rd round in the Gatti/Ward II is what epitomized this trilogy. Watch the straight right that Ward walks into with about 2:15 left... <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VpZ4IdZoUsM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VpZ4IdZoUsM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Not many can get up from that. Even less make it out of the round. This one, naturally, went the distance. I was very sad to see Gatti had died as he was my favorite fighter. His passion to fight was unmatched by any one I've ever watched. You always knew that he was going to give everything he had. Even though we was completely over matched by Mayweather, he didn't give up. The King of Atlantic City. Rest In Peace, Arturo "Thunder" Gatti.
I agree with you on Round 3, but for me, "Round 9" in Gatti/Ward 1 was one of the best rounds in boxing history. The pain in Gatti's face after that body shot that dropped him early in the round, only for him to come back swingin and pin Ward against the ropes not even a minute later.....what a round. RIP Gatti.
Doesn't make sense. He killed himself because he thought she might leave him? Then what good does killing yourself do? Unless he was horribly depressed and/or was having some issues due to his career, I don't believe for a second that he killed himself. Hopefully, the Gatti family can get his body back home and find out what really happened.
